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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2904 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How an army of pro-Donald Trump trolls are taking over Reddit

SA are Lawful Evil. They're organized, they're "ethical" (under their own ethics) and they have goals. They're griefers and their motivations and practices are diametrically opposed to my own, but they're creative, intelligent and dedicated to their cause.

They also do a spectacular job of matching the con to the community. The fact that the Archangelles are as tedious and obvious as they are says more about Reddit than it does about SA. And let's be honest: that community is self-sustaining at this point. I don't know how much SA has to do with it anymore; it's self-curating.

"the finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist."

- Baudelaire